0814 主的管教
我兒，你不可輕看主的管教，被他責備的時候，也不可灰心。《希伯來書 12:5》
使神的靈擔憂是很容易的，我們通過輕看主的管教，或被主責備時灰心而做到這一點。如果我們與罪分離並通過成聖的過程成為聖潔的經歷仍然很膚淺，我們就很容易將神的真實誤認為是其它東西。當神的靈給我們一種警告或約束感時，我們很容易錯誤地說：「哦，那一定是來自於魔鬼。」
「不要消滅聖靈的感動」（帖撒羅尼迦前書 5:19），也不要輕看祂，祂實際上是對你說：「在這一點上不要再盲目了——你並沒有你想象的那麼屬靈。到目前為止我還沒能向你揭示這一點，但我現在就向你揭示」當主這樣管教你時，讓祂以祂的方式待你；允許祂將你放入與神的正確關係中。
「被祂責備的時候，也不可灰心。」我們開始撅嘴，變得對神惱火，然後說：「唉，我無能為力。我禱告了，但事情還是沒有好轉。所以我只能放棄一切。」試想一下，如果我們在生活中其他方面也這樣做的話，會發生什麼！
我是否全然預備好讓神用祂的能力抓住我，並在我身上做真正配得上祂自己的工作？成聖不是我要神為我做什麼的想法——成聖是神祂要為我做什麼。但祂必須讓我進入一種思想和靈里的狀態，是我會讓祂使我全然成聖，無論付出什麼代價（見帖撒羅尼迦前書 5:23-24）。
來自章伯斯的智慧
我們不是要宣揚行善。善行不是被宣講的，而是要被實踐的。《故我差遣你》
0814 The Discipline of the Lord
My son, do not despise the chastening of the Lord, nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him. —Hebrews 12:5
It is very easy to grieve the Spirit of God; we do it by despising the discipline of the Lord, or by becoming discouraged when He rebukes us. If our experience of being set apart from sin and being made holy through the process of sanctification is still very shallow, we tend to mistake the reality of God for something else. And when the Spirit of God gives us a sense of warning or restraint, we are apt to say mistakenly, “Oh, that must be from the devil.”
“Do not quench the Spirit” (1 Thessalonians 5:19), and do not despise Him when He says to you, in effect, “Don’t be blind on this point anymore— you are not as far along spiritually as you thought you were. Until now I have not been able to reveal this to you, but I’m revealing it to you right now.” When the Lord disciplines you like that, let Him have His way with you. Allow Him to put you into a right-standing relationship before God.
“…nor be discouraged when you are rebuked by Him.” We begin to pout, become irritated with God, and then say, “Oh well, I can’t help it. I prayed and things didn’t turn out right anyway. So I’m simply going to give up on everything.” Just think what would happen if we acted like this in any other area of our lives!
Am I fully prepared to allow God to grip me by His power and do a work in me that is truly worthy of Himself? Sanctification is not my idea of what I want God to do for me— sanctification is God’s idea of what He wants to do for me. But He has to get me into the state of mind and spirit where I will allow Him to sanctify me completely, whatever the cost (see 1 Thessalonians 5:23-24).
WISDOM FROM OSWALD CHAMBERS
We are not to preach the doing of good things; good deeds are not to be preached, they are to be performed. So Send I You, 1330 L